Pendant
early 17th century (made)
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This pendant is decorated with two verre églomisé plaques. In this technique, glass workers painted, drew or gilded an image on the underside of a piece of glass. They then backed the image with metal foil, usually gold or silver. The pendant was once in the Treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Saragossa, Spain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, partly enamelled, set with garnets, turquoises and two verre eglomisé plaques, and hung with pearls |
| Brief description | Enamelled gold pendant set with garnets and turquoises, with paintings in verre eglomisé and hung with pearls. |
| Physical description | Enamelled gold pendant set with garnets and turquoises, with paintings in verre eglomisé and hung with pearls. |
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| Object history | From the Treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Zaragoza. One of a group of jewels purchased by the Museum in 1870, when the Cathedral authorities sold off treasures presented to the shrine of the Virgin in order to complete their building programme. |
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| Summary | This pendant is decorated with two verre églomisé plaques. In this technique, glass workers painted, drew or gilded an image on the underside of a piece of glass. They then backed the image with metal foil, usually gold or silver. The pendant was once in the Treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Saragossa, Spain. |
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| Accession number | 409-1873 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2002 |
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